The Scandal Cast: Before They Were Stars

As Olivia Pope she heads her own team of Gladiators but before she donned her white hat on Scandal, you could have actually seen Kerry on the ABC Afterschool Special "Magical Make-Over" and guest appearances on NYPD Blue, Law & Order, Wonderfalls, and Psych and as Chelina Hall on Boston Legal.

Although it sounds like we won't be seeing Harrison again on Scandal, you may have seen Columbus during his guest appearances on ER, Judging Amy, and That's So Raven or as Darius Hawthorne on Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.

No wonder we love Darby so much. She's been on all of our favorite shows! She was April Green on Jericho, Shannon Gibbs the late wife of Leroy Jethro Gibbs on NCIS, and Meredith, Rick Castle's ex on Castle.

Katie's been seen in small roles on soap operas Guiding Light and As the World Turns plus guest spots on everything from The Sopranos and NCIS to Ghost Whisperer and Castle before becoming "Little Huck" on Scandal.

Before becoming the wonderfully twisted Cyrus Beene on Scandal, Jeff played Thatcher Grey on Grey's Anatomy, was Terrence Steadman on Prison Break and had guest spots on Fringe, CSI, ER and many more. Back in the 1990s he had recurring roles on My So-Called Life and L.A. Law.

Many of Joshua's fans remember his as Will Bailey on The West Wing and Peter Alpert on In Plain Sight. He's also had recurring roles as President Siebert on The Big Bang Theory and was seen as Kenny Mitchell on The Larry Sanders Show and Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night.

Scott's credits go back to '90s hits like Dawson's Creek (Cliff Elliot) and Felicity (Noel Crane). He was also regularly seen on Scrubs, Cougar Town, Grey's Anatomy and True Blood but perhaps the job that best prepared him for taking on Jake Ballard was his role as Bob Brown, member of the special forces Alpha Team on The Unit.

Bellamy started off as Dr. Courney Evans on Another World. But she later had many in guest spots including The Drew Carey Show, The X-Files, ER, NCIS, Castle, The Mentalist and Grey's Anatomy. Or maybe you noticed her on CSI Miami, Dirty Sexy Money's Ellen Darling, Dr. Miller on Scrubs or Beth Clemmons on Criminal Minds before finally become our favorite devious first wife on Scandal.

I am not a toy that you can play with when you're bored or lonely or horny. I am not the girl the guy gets at the end of the movie. I am not a fantasy. If you want me, earn me! Until then, we are done.

Olivia: I don't want normal, and easy, and simple. I want..Edison: What? What do you want, Olivia?Olivia: I want painful, difficult, devastating, life-changing, extraordinary love. Don't you want that, too?Edison: Love is not supposed to be painful or devastating. Love isn't supposed to hurt, Liv.